Sister Cui took the stack of evidence and began reading.
A short while later, Sister Cui finished reading it, his hands trembling slightly.
"We've been lying low for so many years, trying all this time to find something to hold over these ministers. Who would have thought it was all in the National Preceptor's Residence?
We wore out iron shoes searching in vain, only to find it without the slightest effort!
This evidence is enough to get some of these ministers' nine clans exterminated. Others committed less serious offenses. Though it won't cost them their lives, it's still enough to have their entire clans exiled.
And how many people can survive exile? It's only a little better than having all nine clans exterminated!
This evidence is incredibly useful!
How do you plan to use it?"
Song Yaoyao nodded and said:
"We've read through all this evidence too, and we have a few ideas.
I don't think we should hand it over to Qi Yanzhen.
There are too many people implicated. As the saying goes, the law cannot punish the masses. Qi Yanzhen won't kill so many senior ministers in one fell swoop.
If all the ministers are killed, how will the Imperial Court function?
Qi Yanzhen understands that too. I think he'll destroy this evidence in front of the ministers and declare that he won't pursue their past offenses.
The ministers' hearts will instantly settle back into their chests. They'll only become more grateful to Qi Yanzhen and serve him with unwavering devotion.
That isn't the outcome we want.
Sister Cui, I want to give this evidence to you so you can use it to threaten the senior ministers into serving our purposes.
What do you think?"
Sister Cui nodded.
"You're right. Don't worry. Now that this evidence is in